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Parents should know where their children are physically and online

Should parents need any more reminders they ought to know where their children are, both physical and online, the Cincinnati, Ohio, Police Department can provide one. Last week, the Northgate Mall in suburban Cincinnati had to be shut down on what should have been one of its busiest days of the season. Throngs of teenagers had gathered at the urging of a social media post, and when fights broke out in the food court, law enforcement stepped in. In addition to closing the mall, and the damage done to the businesses affected, some of the youths were arrested. Police say more than 200 ...

Resolve this year to reduce national debt

As we Americans celebrate the beginning of a new decade, we continue to allow a serious challenge to escalate to crisis proportions. It is the national debt — $23.2 trillion as 2020 began. Thoughtful Americans understand the perils of a big national debt. It can increase inflation. It diverts about 7% of annual spending to interest payments (roughly $280 billion a year). It is an obligation that has to be paid off at some point. For many years, economists and realistic politicians have warned us we simply must stop using deficit spending to fulfill our every wish as a nation. Yet ...

Be advised, flu season not over yet

Christmas has come and gone, but not the flu season. People in the Minot area continue to come down with the flu, meaning we still need to be careful, especially when it comes to personal hygiene. As recently reported, Trinity Health, like much of North Dakota, saw a spike in influenza cases as the holiday season approached and people were in close contact more frequently. The biggest days at Trinity came Dec. 23 and 24 when about 15 cases were confirmed, said Sue Niebuhr, coordinator of Infection Prevention and Control at Trinity. “We are definitely seeing a slight ...

Take the challenge and capture your view of Minot

How do you see Minot? Minot Mayor Shaun Sipma is challenging people in this community to take photos or videos of what comes to their mind when they think about the Magic City. The “Minot Through Your Eyes” contest is expected to bring out the artistic talents of many people and how they visualize this community. This contest gives community members a chance to take a look around the city and capture what they see in photos or videos. The photos or videos can be of anything from bridges, buildings or other structures, streets, sunsets or sunrises, events, people and anything ...

Get involved in your community: Run for office

A good way for citizens of any community to get involved in their local area is to run for office. Perhaps you are motivated to make a change or want to make sure your community continues its present course of action. Whatever the reason just step forward and “throw your hat into the ring.” But knowing why you are running for office and what you want to do if you are elected is important. Election season soon begins and candidates for local public offices can begin circulating petitions on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2020, according to a story in this weekend’s edition of The ...

Community Christmas Day Meal hits the spot

For too long Christmas dinner was either ordinary for some families or another empty-plate day when there was simply nothing to eat in the house. In Minot, those days might be ghosts of Christmases past as the Community Christmas Day Meal, organized by area churches, businesses, organizations and others, is catching on. Last year, about 300 people attended the dinner as guests and this year about 350 were fed and entertained at the Grand Hotel. And get this, some 130 volunteers pitched in to help host the event. As our newest writer – Ciara Parizek – reported, Jessica Ackerman, ...